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1.
Native American Nations
  Native American Nations   best quiz  
Label Quiz
 10 Qns
Because in the past Native American tribes governed themselves, they are normally called Nations. These people were nomadic and did not recognize state boundaries once they were established, but it is still possible to locate them on a modern map.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Mar 11 24
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HisHorseIsCrazy
  His-Horse-Is-Crazy   great trivia quiz  
Fun Fill-It
 16 Qns
Much has been written about Crazy Horse since his death in 1877. He was described by the people who knew him as a brave warrior and generous leader, who desperately wanted to preserve his way of life.
Easier, 16 Qns, ponycargirl, Mar 27 24
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  North American Indian Tribes   best quiz  
Collection Quiz
 24 Qns
Can you find the 24 Native North American tribes in this collection?
Very Easy, 24 Qns, CmdrK, Dec 17 23
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Dec 17 23
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Pocahontas  Princess or Protector
  Pocahontas: Princess or Protector?   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Thanks to cinematic magic, many people today view Pocahontas in a light that is not entirely historically accurate. Let's see what is known about the real Pocahontas.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Jan 13 17
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  Native American Leaders   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Native Americans are a significant part of American culture. What do you know about these leaders?
Average, 10 Qns, Rehaberpro, Aug 22 11
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  Who's Who: More Native Americans   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
One of my favorite pastimes while growing up was reading about famous Native Americans. See if you can match the correct Native American with a description that includes the tribe and one of his best-known accomplishments.
Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, Dec 21 20
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Dec 21 20
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  Native Americans: The Choctaw   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I did genealogy work and learned that my son has some Native American in his background from his father. I traced it to the Choctaw and realized I did not know much about them. Let's learn a little more about this fascinating culture!
Average, 10 Qns, stephgm67, Nov 10 16
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  Crazy Horse   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about the famous Native American Chief?
Average, 10 Qns, blondangel, Aug 09 14
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  Hail to the Native American Chiefs   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
What do you know about famous Native American Chiefs? See if you can identify these tribal leaders.
Average, 10 Qns, Helene61, Feb 16 14
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  Sacagawea    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz about the amazing Native American woman, Sacagawea. If you enjoyed this quiz, look for my other ones (they all say 'Peeks' at the beginning). Thanks--and have fun!
Tough, 15 Qns, Peeks, Oct 23 09
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trivia question Quick Question
In what year was Sacagawea introduced to the Lewis and Clark expedition?

From Quiz "Sacagawea"




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  Native Men (NAS semester exam)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are the Natives who appear on the semester exam in my Native American Studies class. I hope you recognize them.
Average, 10 Qns, shvdotr, Feb 25 14
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  Legendary American Indians   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A look at some of the legendary American Indians of bygone days. All choices are actual Indians.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Oct 21 22
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  Tecumseh    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about the Native American Indian, Tecumseh, who represented a challenge to the whites during the 18th century.
Tough, 10 Qns, JsusFreak, Jun 07 14
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  Native American Quotes   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Following are quotes from well known Native Americans. Match the quote to the person who said it.
Difficult, 5 Qns, ravenskye, Aug 11 05
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  Sequoyah: American Indian Leader    
Multiple Choice
 5 Qns
Sequoyah was a great American Indian leader, do you know much about him? Now you will...
Average, 5 Qns, thejazzkickazz, Oct 29 09
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  Native Americans - The Cherokee    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Cherokees are the second largest recognized Native American group in the United States. What do you know about them?
Difficult, 10 Qns, Explorador, Nov 22 22
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  Native Americans - The Delaware    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Delaware, also known as the Lenni Lenape, resided in my home state of Pennsylvania
Difficult, 10 Qns, Explorador, Nov 02 17
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Native Americans Famous People Trivia Questions

1. From what area of the United States did the Choctaw tribes originate?

From Quiz
Native Americans: The Choctaw

Answer: Southeastern United States

The Choctaw people trace their ancestry back to the Southeastern part of the United States. There was a heavy population in Mississippi but they also occupied parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. Today there are two Choctaw tribes: the Mississippi Choctaws and the Oklahoma Choctaws.

2. This famous chief waged brutal raids on Mexican troops especially after they murdered his mother, his wife and his three children.

From Quiz Hail to the Native American Chiefs

Answer: Geronimo

Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache leader, who after the tragedy of finding his mother, wife and three children murdered by Mexican soldiers, went into the wilderness to grieve. The rest of his life was spent in revenge and raids against Mexican forces. He was the last of his tribe to surrender to US forces and afterward regretted having done so.

3. Pocahontas' father, who was friendly to the colonists at Jamestown, led the Powhatan Confederacy. What was his native name?

From Quiz Native Men (NAS semester exam)

Answer: Wahunsonacock

Wikipedia spells Wahunsonacock's name as Wahunsenacawh. He is probably best known to white historians as Powhatan, which was the name of his Confederacy. Geronimo was an Apache in Arizona. Matoaka was the birth name of Pocahontas.

4. What is named after Sacagawea?

From Quiz Sacagawea

Answer: a river, two lakes, and four mountain peaks

Sacagawea is one of the most well-known, and unknown, figures in United States history. No one is certain how to pronounce or spell her name.

5. This great leader of the Seminoles was captured while under a flag of truce.

From Quiz Legendary American Indians

Answer: Osceola

He died shortly thereafter. Sitting Bull, of course, was famous for the Little Big Horn and George Custer.

6. What battle is Crazy Horse most remembered for?

From Quiz Crazy Horse

Answer: Little Bighorn

Also known as Custer's Last Stand, it was a clear victory for the Indians.

7. What tribe was Tecumseh from?

From Quiz Tecumseh

Answer: Shawnee

He was born in the 1760's during a period of turmoil between Indians and whites.

8. Dayunisi, the creator of the Earth to the Cherokee, was what type of animal?

From Quiz Native Americans - The Cherokee

Answer: Water Beetle

As the legend goes, Dayunisi when the land became crowded in the Sky World, offered to go down to see what was in the water. Everytime he went down, he brought some dirt up with him and he created an island, Earth.

9. Who said: '...The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves'?

From Quiz Native American Quotes

Answer: Black Elk

Black Elk was an Oglala Sioux holy man who lived from 1863-1950.

10. What was Sequoyah's great invention and perhaps most outstanding achievement?

From Quiz Sequoyah: American Indian Leader

Answer: Cherokee Alphabet

11. The Choctaw lived in houses called chukkas. Although they built summer variations to allow for the hot weather, they lived most of the time in their sturdier winter abodes. From what material were these single-family dwellings made?

From Quiz Native Americans: The Choctaw

Answer: Clay with straw or grass

The chukka was close to octagonal in shape and was made by putting up a framework of wood and then caking the framework with a mixture of clay and straw or grass found locally. A single doorway was created and the roof was laid with grass. An opening was kept in the middle of the roof to allow smoke from the fire inside to escape and the floor was a bit below ground level to provide insulation. Seating and beds surrounded the inside edges of the home as guests were always welcome.

12. This chief is famous for saying "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever."

From Quiz Hail to the Native American Chiefs

Answer: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph (1840-1904) was a leader of the Nez Perce. Under his leadership, the tribe led attacks against government forces, who wanted to move them off of their ancestral lands on to a reservation. His retreat and that of his tribe into Canada was considered admirable because of the manner in which the Nez Perce under Chief Joseph conducted themselves. His sad, yet famous words concerning surrender identify him as a great and noble chief and man.

13. Better known today as Squanto, this last of the Pawtuxet people greeted the Pilgrims upon first meeting them by saying hello in English. He is known for having helped the newly-arrived English survive in Massachusetts. What was his native name?

From Quiz Native Men (NAS semester exam)

Answer: Tisquantum

Kidnapped and taken to Spain by one of John Smith's lieutenants, Tisquantum eventually worked his way back to England before returning to Massachusetts in 1619 only to find the rest of his tribesmen killed off. He then became a liaison between the Wampanoag and the English, trying to be a friend to both. By the time he died in 1622, however, he was trusted by neither side.

14. In what year was Sacagawea introduced to the Lewis and Clark expedition?

From Quiz Sacagawea

Answer: 1804

Sacagawea was introduced to the Lewis and Clark expedition in November 1804 when she was introduced by her trapper husband alongside his other wife, Little Otter. She traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition as they explored what would later become North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

15. This Ottawa leader united the Indians against the British in pre-revolutionary America.

From Quiz Legendary American Indians

Answer: Pontiac

'Pontiac's War'. Crazy Horse was also at Little Big Horn against Custer.

16. What year was Crazy Horse born?

From Quiz Crazy Horse

Answer: 1842

This is an approximate date, near Rapid Creek, SD. His Sioux name was Tasunka Witco, which roughly tranlates as Crazy Horse.

17. His father had fought and died in what conflict?

From Quiz Tecumseh

Answer: Battle of Point Pleasant

This was two years before the American Revolution began.

18. Along with the Cherokees, what other four tribes made up the 'Five Civilised Tribes'?

From Quiz Native Americans - The Cherokee

Answer: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole

These five tribes, the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and Cherokee, were so called owing to their willingness to co-exist peacefully with their settler neighbours and take on some of their customs. Following the Indian Removal Act of 1830, many of the "civilised tribes" were removed from their ancient lands and re-located to the Indian Territory, in what is modern day Oklahoma.

19. Who said: 'The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it'?

From Quiz Native American Quotes

Answer: Chief Joseph

Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce who lived from 1830-1904.

20. What English name did Sequoyah go by?

From Quiz Sequoyah: American Indian Leader

Answer: George Gist

His mother was sister to the white man, Nathaniel Gist, a friend of George Washington, thus Sequoyah's English names.

21. A Shawnee Chief, this man tried to organize a confederation of tribes to resist white settlements. He became famous for a curse given his name.

From Quiz Hail to the Native American Chiefs

Answer: Tecumseh

Tecumseh (1768-1813) was a famous Shawnee leader, who sided with the British during the War of 1812. He tried to gather tribes together into a Confederacy and this increased Native strength. Although his confederacy never achieved its goals, he is most famous for his curse against American presidents, which predicted the deaths in office of any president (first) elected in a zero year. This occurred regularly until Ronald Regan survived an assassination attempt during his presidency.

22. What tribe was Sacagawea from?

From Quiz Sacagawea

Answer: Shoshone

Around the age of 15, this young woman of the Shoshone tribe, along with her two-month-old infant, joined a group of mostly white men whom she had never met before. What little is known of Sacagawea's life before and during that time is found in the journals of Lewis and Clark.

23. This great Cherokee provided a writing system for his people.

From Quiz Legendary American Indians

Answer: Sequoyah

A great contribution to his people. Geronimo was famous as a warrior.

24. What people did he come from?

From Quiz Crazy Horse

Answer: Sioux

He was a member of the Oglala Sioux.

25. Which soon-to-be president did Tecumseh pose a challenge to?

From Quiz Tecumseh

Answer: William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison was an 'Indian agent,' or a scout that goes to various tribes to intice Indians to give up their land.

26. A-ne-jo-di, or Stickball, was a very popular sport played by the Cherokees and others. What modern sport does it most resemble?

From Quiz Native Americans - The Cherokee

Answer: Lacrosse

Stickball, a game where the medicine man of the village tosses a ball into the air and the players try to get it to hit a wooden fish, was played to settle disputes. Women also played, but they, unlike the men, played it with their bare hands.

27. Who said: 'There is no death, only a change of worlds'?

From Quiz Native American Quotes

Answer: Chief Seattle

Chief Seattle lived from 1786-1866.

28. A county in what state is now named for Sequoyah?

From Quiz Sequoyah: American Indian Leader

Answer: Oklahoma

29. This leader of the Ottawa struggled against the British military occupation of the Great Lakes region in the Unite States.

From Quiz Hail to the Native American Chiefs

Answer: Pontiac

Pontiac (1720-1769) is credited with actually acting on the tribal desire to maintain ownership of the lands around the American Great Lakes. Although his role is often questioned by historians, it is clear that he was a man of action.

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